The Electronics and Communications Engineering programme emphasizes technical skills that are used to design, develop, install, test and maintain electronic communication systems. Digital and analogue communication, control systems, mobile communication, fibre optic communication, signal processing, and audio and video communication technologies are core areas of study in this discipline. Modern communications industry is growing at a phenomenal rate and there is a great demand for trained professionals in this area. The employment avenues for them include data and telecommunications services, computer networking, TV and satellite services, the entertainment industry, and research and development of electronic communication systems.